Item 12: The Jury

1. Appointment:   During the World Championships or World Cup, the Executive Committee shall appoint a Jury.  During the Continental Championship, the Jury shall be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Continental Association, or in case there is not Continental Association, by the Continental Bureau concerned, at each boxing session (other than the finals) the Jury shall consist of not less than 3 persons, nor more than 5 persons, including an acting President, 2 of whom shall be members of the Commission of Refereeing and Judging or used to be in the international list of R/J.  No other member of the Jury shall sit at the Jury table during that session.

2. Duties:
   1. Each acting member of the jury shall record his score of each bout witnessed by him and these score shall be available for comparison with those of the Judges functioning in those bouts.
      
      
   2. The Jury or acting Jury shall check the scoring papers of the 5 judges to ensure that (a) the points are correctly totaled; (b) the names of the boxers are correctly entered; (c) a winner is nominated and (d) the scoring papers are signed, that are the Jury has to check the decision as given on the score sheets.  The President of the Jury, or acting Jury, shall then make known to the announcer his name of the boxer shown as winner on the majority of the 5 score papers.
      
      
   3. The Jury Members acting at each session will meet on the following morning to consider the officiating of Referee and Judges on the previous day, and will make recommendations to the Executive Committee with regard to any referee or judge who they consider did not display the necessary standard on the preceding day.  They shall require the attendance of any Referee or Judge whom they wish to interview with regard to his officiating on the previous day.
      
      
   4. The Jury Members shall inform the Executive Committee of IFMA in writing, about any Referee or Judge who, in their opinion, does not efficiently enforce the Rules of the IFMA and any Judge whose scoring of contest they consider unsatisfactory.
      
      
   5. The Jury Members shall submit to the Executive Committee of IFMA, the Executive Committee of the Continental Association, or in case there is no continental Association, the Regional Bureau concerned, any amendment to the Panel of Referees and Judge that they consider necessary.
      
      
   6. The Jury Members shall bring to the notice of the Executive Committee any Referee or Judge of the International Panel who, having been nominated to act as such by his association and who, being present at, World Championships or Continental Championships, fails to be available for such duties without previously notifying the General Secretary of his absence and giving adequate reasons therefore.
      
      
   7. If an official appointed for a contest is absent, the Jury many appoint form the roll of approved officials a suitable member to replace the absent member, reporting this change to the Executive committee or Continental Bureau concerned as soon as it may be possible.
   8. If circumstances should arise which would mitigate against the holding of a contest under proper conditions and if a Referee should take no efficient action concerning the situation, the Jury may order competition to cease until it may be satisfactory resumed. 
      
      
   9. The Jury, or acting Jury, may also take any immediate action they consider necessary to deal with circumstances which would mitigate against the proper conduct of competition at any session.
      
      
   10. The acting Jury will consult the commission of refereeing and judging with regards to any decisions or recommendations they may be required to take.
       
       
   11. Should the boxer commit a serious and deliberate offense that is contrary to the spirit of sportsmanship, the Jury has the right to recommend and the Executive Committee to declare him ineligible for competitions for a specific period of time.  The E.C. may deprive him of a medal or prize already won in that competition.

C. Overruling the Referee and/or Judges:          Decisions of a referee and/or judge may overruled by the Jury in the following way;

1. When the referee has given a decision which is clearly against the Articles and Rules of IFMA (when considering such an incident, the Jury any use videotape recorder, DVD, film etc.)
2. When it is obvious that the judges have made a mistake on their score sheets which results in a wrong verdict.

D. Protests:          A protest can be lodged by the manager of a team within thirty minutes after the decision has been announced.  The protest shall be made in writing and handed to the President of the Jury, along with a protest fee of US$ 100.  If the jury agrees to review, necessary action may be taken in the matter.  If the protest is upheld, the money will be refunded.

E. Conflict of interest:      members of the Jury officiating at World Championships, World Cup Competitions, and Continental Championships shall not officiate as referees and judges at those Games or Championships.

F. Neutrality:        The members of the jury at international boxing tournaments shall come from different countries.